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Biden FWS Listing of Lesser Prairie Chicken Could Spark Fight in Oil Patch [1]

"The Biden administration called for new protections under the Endangered Species Act for an iconic bird of the Great Plains on Wednesday, a move with major consequences for the oil and gas industry."

Biodiversity [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Wildlife [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [10], 05/27/2021

"Biden Administration Defends Huge Alaska Oil Drilling Project" [11]

"The Biden administration is defending a huge Trump-era oil and gas project in the North Slope of Alaska designed to produce more than 100,000 barrels of oil a day for the next 30 years, despite President Biden’s pledge to pivot the country away from fossil fuels."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [13]
Source: NYTimes [14], 05/27/2021

"Groups Accuse Tennessee Valley Authority Of Misusing Funds" [15]

"Four environmental organizations on Wednesday asked the Tennessee Valley Authority’s internal watchdog to investigate whether the nation’s largest public utility misused ratepayer money for lobbying and litigation that fought federal environmental regulations."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [18], 05/27/2021
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SEJ Webinar: Investigating Extractive Industries [19]

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"NASA Chief Touts New Earth-Observing Satellites For Climate" [23]

"The White House is providing fresh details of a major satellite program that administration officials call poised to reveal vital information about climate change and extreme weather events."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Studies [24]
Science [25]
Technology [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Axios [28], 05/26/2021

"People Of Color More Exposed To Heat Islands, Study Finds" [29]

"In nearly every major city in the U.S., people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people, a new study found."

Air [30]
Climate Change [12]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [32]
Pollution [33]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [34], 05/26/2021

Appeals Court Again Orders EPA to Set New Lead Paint and Dust Standards [35]

"The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this month ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to go back and reconsider its lead hazard standards for homes—again."

Chemicals [36]
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Environmental Health [31]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 05/26/2021

"Bipartisan Roads Bill Set for Vote as Groups Lament ‘Status Quo’" [39]

"A bipartisan bill to fund highways, roads, and bridges set to be considered on Wednesday perpetuates the U.S. transportation system’s entrenched safety, sustainability, and inequality problems, advocacy groups say. The $303.5 billion highway bill that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to mark up would boost funding by 34% compared with the last long-term surface transportation law."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [32]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [40]
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Transportation [41]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [42], 05/26/2021

"Biden Advancing New Cyber Rules for Pipelines After Hack Attack" [43]

"The Biden administration is moving forward with mandatory cybersecurity requirements for pipelines, according to a person briefed on the plans, following the ransomware attack earlier this month that paralyzed the biggest fuel pipeline in the nation."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [41]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg [44], 05/26/2021

Biden Officials, Newsom Designate California Coast For Wind Turbines [45]

"The Biden administration and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced a joint effort to bring offshore wind energy to the Pacific Ocean along the California coast."

Energy & Fuel [3]
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Infrastructure [40]
Water & Oceans [27]
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National (U.S.) [9]
California [46]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [47], 05/26/2021

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